The 7th century was marked by major events, including the Byzantine–Persian wars, the capture of Jerusalem, the Arab conquests, the fall of the Sasanian Empire, and the loss of Byzantine territories. Very few historical works describing these events in a comprehensive way have survived, with the exception of The History of Sebeos. Its author, Sebeos, was a contemporary and eyewitness to these events, providing valuable information about the political life of the South Caucasus, Iran, the Middle East, and Byzantium.

Ghazar Parpetsi was a medieval Armenian historian, the author of the works History of the Armenia  and Letter to Vahan Mamikonian. His motto was: “To add nothing to the facts of history and to omit no episode.”

Ghazar Parpetsi was a medieval Armenian historian, the author of the works History of the Armenia  and Letter to Vahan Mamikonian. His motto was: “To add nothing to the facts of history and to omit no episode.”

"His Last Bow" is the final story chronologically among the detective tales of Sherlock Holmes by the English writer Arthur Conan Doyle; it was published in 1917. It was the eve of the Second World War. Holmes had long retired from his affairs and was living a reclusive life on his small farm in Sussex, surrounded by his bees and books.